Vancouver Friends win $1 million from Lotto 6/49

Wai Hing Yuen and Tang Mei Deng have been playing the lottery together for the past year and were thrilled to discover they won $1 million from 11 December 2024 Lotto 6/49 draw.

“We checked the ticket on a self-checker at Tsawwassen Mills,” Yuen recalled of the moment he realized they won the lottery. “I didn’t believe it and thought this is a lot of zeros. I also had Tang Mei check it!”

The Vancouver-based friends picked their own numbers for their winning ticket.

Deng was very excited to share the news with his daughter, and Yuen said he had yet to tell anyone at the time of the award.

With their winnings, Deng plans to go on a cruise with friends and Yuen plans to visit Hong Kong.

How does it feel to win?

“Incredible!” Deng said.

The couple bought the winning ticket at a lotto kiosk in Champlain Square on Kerr Street in Vancouver.

To date in 2024, BC Lottery players have claimed more than $142 million in Lotto 6/49 winnings.

Lotto 6/49 is a nationwide lottery game that is drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays after 7:30 PM (PST). The Gold Ball Draw is a guaranteed prize draw where there is a guaranteed winner of either $1 million or the growing Gold Ball Jackpot starting at $10 million. The classic jackpot offers a prize that is always $5 million.

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